What are some ways you can use available technology to support learning at home?

Tools:
Computer

• PhotoStory
• MovieMaker
• iMovie
• GarageBand
• Audacity

Internet

• Slideshows
• Movies
• Digital Stories
• Blogs
• Google Docs
  • Presentations
  • Forms
  • Drawings
• Audio/Visual Capture
  • Voicethread

Digital Cameras



Tasks: How can we reduce or eliminate the amount of worksheets we send home with the students?
Challenge is to take one piece of homework per week and give a digital option. ie.

• Vocabulary or Spelling words--type them in a word processing program, email them to me, print them out or post them online.
  • Extensions: use a different font, use them in a sentence, insert a picture that describes the word
• Math exercises: Use a fact building game available online, email teacher the link with short description of time spent playing.
• Chinese: www.betterchinese.com, email teacher a description of time spent online
• Learning numbers, colors, shapes: take pictures of 1 white square, 2 orange triangles, 3 green things, 4 red things, 5 blue things, etc. Upload to a slideshow site and save.
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